MLB Rumors: Rangers agree to deal with Adolis Garcia, Astros GM potentially talks Alex Bregman extension
Spring training is around the corner. Next week is when pitchers and catchers will report for most teams, but the mandatory report date for the Dodgers is February 9.all dates here, Plus, a large number of players report ahead of mandatory dates, meaning there are a lot of workouts already taking place in Florida and Arizona at this time.
As yet A good list of free agents remainsThis much warm The stove will be, um, lukewarm in the coming weeks.
While that’s happening, we’ll stop with the daily rumors here.
Rangers agree to postseason hero deal
The World Series champion Rangers and right fielder Adolis Garcia were scheduled to have arbitration hearings Thursday. Instead, the two sides not only avoided arbitration but agreed to a two-year contract, the Dallas Morning News reports. The deal is worth $14 million with “a ton of escalators”. According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post,
The language here may be tricky, as this is technically a contract extension, but Garcia wasn’t set to hit free agency until after the 2026 season anyway. The two-year deal brings cost certainty for both parties and they don’t have to worry about reaching the arbitration table again next year.
Garcia, 30, hit .245/.328/.508 (123 OPS+) with 29 doubles, 39 homers, 107 RBI, 108 runs, nine steals and 4.2 WAR last season. He started the All-Star Game and won the Gold Glove. He also hit several clutch home runs in the playoffs, including a walk-off homer in Game 1 of the World Series. He was the ALCS MVP after hitting five home runs with 15 RBIs in the seven-game series. In his 15 playoff games, he hit .323/.382/.726 with eight homers and 22 RBI.
Astros to offer Bregman an extension
In the wake of Astros second baseman Jose Altuve’s five-year contract extension, could third baseman Alex Bregman be next in line for an “Astro for Life”? our mic axis already Find out what the deal could look like here And Astros general manager Dana Brown said Thursday that “at some point, we will make an offer.” ,via the athletic,
Bregman has one year left on his five-year, $100 million deal, which was originally an extension before he hit free agency. If he and the Astros agree to another extension, it’s entirely possible that both Altuve and Bregman will retire without even hitting the market.
The 29-year-old Bregman hit .262/.363/.441 (122 OPS+) with 28 doubles, four triples, 25 homers, 98 RBI, 103 runs and 4.9 WAR last season. The two-time All-Star has twice finished in the top five of MVP voting and – along with Altuve – is a fixture in this Astros group that has gone to the ALCS seven consecutive years, a stretch that includes four pennants and two Championship.
Rays expand president, manager
President of baseball operations Eric Neander and manager Kevin Cash have agreed to contract extensions with the Rays. full story here,
The Red Sox have signed right-handed reliever Michael Fulmer to a two-year deal. MassLive’s Chris Cotillo reports, Fulmer is coming off elbow surgery (UCL revision, a few years after Tommy John) and is unlikely to pitch in 2024, so a two-year deal was struck.
New Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow worked with the Cubs last season and Fulmer pitched there, so there’s some familiarity there.
In 58 appearances for the Cubs, Fulmer had a 4.42 ERA and 1.33 WHIP with 65 strikeouts against 28 walks in 57 innings. The 2025 season will be Fulmer’s age-32 campaign.
